Shaquille O'Neal reveals why he gave up millions of dollars when joining Miami Heat

The NBA hall of famer talked about his carrer at OGs Podcast Leer

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veryone in the basketball world is familiar with incredible career in the . Throughout his career, the New Jersey born, played for six different teams in the best basketball league. After his standout stint with the , where he won , O'Neal went coast to coast to sign with the , in a trade that also involved .

A transfer to achieve glory At that time, the , so its president, , wanted to be sure about the young Shaq's priorities in the Sunshine State. Concerned about the situation, he was direct with Shaq and asked him if he would be willing to take a pay cut to help build a competitive team. This is how he stated it on : " " Shaq stated.



signed with the Heat for a , and just one year later, on June 20th, 2006..